Gemma Collins and James Argent not joining Towie cast in Thailand as they work on relationship

The reality duo won't film scenes in Thailand following their recent split as Gemma scraps plans and concentrates on Dancing On Ice

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Becky Waldren

4 Mar 2019, 16:48

Updated: 4 Mar 2019, 16:54

GEMMA Collins and James Argent will not be going to Thailand with The Only Way Is Essex cast following their split.

The Sun Online can exclusively reveal that the reality stars won't be reuniting in front of the cameras for the ITVBe show, as the cast kick off the brand new series tomorrow in the holiday hot spot.

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Arg and Gemma will not be joining the Towie cast in ThailandCredit: PA:Press Association

A show insider told us that Gemma has decided to concentrate on Dancing On Ice, while James was never due to join the cast in Thailand.

"James is gutted that he isn't going on the trip, but he knows it's for the best," an insider told The Sun.

This isn't the first time that Arg, 31, has been absent during filming for the hit reality show as he didn't film the start of series 23 of Towie after agreeing with producers to take a break to "focus on himself" following his brief split from Gemma, 38, in July last year.

Meanwhile, Gemma is missing out after deciding to concentrate on her Dancing On Ice filming commitments.

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The pair, who met on the hit ITVbe show, split last week after Arg posted a photo of Gemma onlineCredit: BackGrid

Last week, it was revealed that Dancing On Ice bosses feared that the reality star wouldn't make it back in time for the final on Sunday as she hoped to jet off to the other side of the world.

A source revealed at the time: "It's left everyone in a panic as to whether she will be ready for the finals. She wants to do it though and is determined to make it work."

Gemma and Arg's tumultuous relationship came to an end again last week after Arg shared a video of her snoring on social media.

Arg then blitzed Gemma with a string of messages about her weight, telling her: “You are a fat joke of a woman. An absolute car crash! You’re nearly 40 f***ing years old, you embarrassment.”

Gemma asked her on-off boyfriend of seven years to “please leave my home”.

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Gemma was escorted from her house last week after she called the police on a crazed fanCredit: Splash News

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Arg was pictured outside her homeCredit: Splash News

But he continued: “You fat horrible lump. Nasty mean woman. Who the f*** do you think you are? You’ve got more rolls than Greggs.”

There's no doubt that the trip with her reality star pals would have been a welcome break for her after a stressful week, following her break up and recent run in with a crazed fan which left her scared and anxious.

On Saturday, Gemma was forced to call the cops after spotting a man who shouted "fat c***" at her in the street hanging around her house.

She claimed he has spent six days outside her home making her feel fearful to leave and was later pictured being escorted from her home by two police officers and close protection security detail.

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